Chapter 183 I also think Qing Lie is more like me
On the kitchen stove were eggplant, beans, spinach, garlic sprouts, radishes, garlic, shrimp, fish, onions and coriander, tomatoes, large ribs, and a pound of meat, oh and eggs.
After thinking for a while, she drew up a menu -
Braised eggplant, stir-fried beans, stir-fried spinach, stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and since you don’t have chili peppers, you can’t make spicy shrimps, so just make blanched shrimps, with green onion and coriander sauce.
The fish head was steamed with chopped chili peppers brought from home, and the fish body was steamed with shredded ginger and green onions. The elders who came in the evening should be my father’s old comrades-in-arms. They were used to the light flavors of southern cuisine.
The big bones will be used to make soup with the fish tail later, and the radish can be added to the soup for stewing.
Just steam some minced meat and chicken egg custard for the two babies, and that’s about it.
She opened the window a little to allow some ventilation, and the wind that blew in was refreshing and gentle, not cold.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been on the island for so long that I’ve gotten used to the smell of salty fish in the air and even think it smells pretty good.
Without Xu Nian's help, she not only had to wash the vegetables but also cut them and then pack the side dishes, which took her until after three in the afternoon.
Gu Canyang was on a flight mission last night and did not return to the Air Force Group until seven in the morning. He rested until the afternoon and came to the military compound to get enough energy.
"Qingqing." The man had something in his hand and placed it on the small table next to him.
"Huh?" Gu Qingqing was cutting vegetables. She turned around and saw that it was her eldest brother. She immediately smiled and said, "You came so early today."
"Hmm." Gu Canyang glanced at the knife in her hand, turned on the tap to rinse his fingers, and then took the knife from her hand: "What do you want to cut? I'll do it."
"Ginger silk." Gu Qingqing quickly made room for him and peeled garlic on the side. "Tuan Tuan and Niannian are sleeping upstairs. You can go check on them later. They've been clinging to Ah Sui all day."
"Okay." Gu Canyang listened to her chattering, his slender white fingers slightly bent as he pressed the thinly sliced ginger, then changed to shreds.
Thinking of what Goudan said, she asked tentatively, "Brother?"
"Um."
"What's up with that female sniper comrade?"
Gu Canyang paused and looked at her sideways. No emotion could be seen in his cold eyes: "Who said that?"
"Goudan." She sold her second brother without hesitation, "It's been almost a year now, right? How are you two doing?"
Gu Canyang retracted his gaze and brushed off the ginger shreds stuck on the knife with his fingertips: "Don't consider these for now."
"Oh." Gu Qingqing didn't dare to ask more. From what she heard, it seemed like it didn't work out? She didn't consider it for the time being. She had feelings for him but she had put it aside for other reasons?
Her eldest brother's thoughts have always been hard to guess. Gu Qingqing shook her head. She didn't dare to interfere in Gousheng's affairs. Even if he said that he would not get married in this life, her parents probably wouldn't say anything.
The brother and sister chatted about family matters. Gu Qingqing couldn't help but sigh: "Brother, the family has changed so much. The village is full of two-story red brick buildings. Do you know where the bricks come from? Brother Mengnan and his family baked them themselves! There is also cement and lime."
Gu Canyang cut some eggplants and radishes, put them on a plate, washed the knife and hung it aside. He nodded casually to indicate that he was listening.
"My mother asked me to ask you if you can go back for the New Year. If you can, we can go back together next month." Gu Qingqing put the chopped bones and ginger slices into the pot and blanched them in water: "Second Aunt and the others miss you very much."
The man was silent for a moment, then said, "Probably not. I have to be on duty during the New Year."
"Okay." She sounded a little disappointed, but quickly concealed it and changed the subject: "Gou Dan said that if he wins a few more battles and makes contributions, he will apply to be transferred to the Southern Military Region. Then I will be able to see you two often."
As she spoke, she complained: "Goudan always says he looks like you, but I think I look most like you, right, brother?"
Gu Canyang's dark eyes fell on her face, and after a moment, he suddenly chuckled -
"I also think Qing Lie is more like me."
"Brother!" Gu Qingqing stamped her feet and angrily threw the washed spinach in her hand into the drain basket.
Seeing her actions, the man smiled faintly. It seemed that Chu Dai was really good to her. She was still as spoiled as ever in front of her family, and her girlish innocence had not been erased by being a mother of two children.
He was not very satisfied with Chu Dai before, especially when he took his sister to a desolate island. Chu Dai was a bit like him, always ready to die on the battlefield.
Therefore, such people are often prone to owe the people around them. He really has no plans to get married and have children. The Gu family has a lot of inheritance, so one more or one less will not make a big difference.
He was always worried that Chu Dai would let his sister down and make her sad.
At least so far, this brother-in-law has done a good job. He may have considered his wife and children when leaving the island.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Yuan came back first, followed by a group of old comrades: "My Tuantuan looks like me every year. You haven't forgotten what I looked like when I was young, right? You will know when you see me later."
It is rare to encounter a lot of these people under normal circumstances, especially at the end of the year. Neighboring countries know that the New Year is approaching and deliberately create trouble. All major military groups have to strengthen their strategic deployment.
Except for Chu Zhan, none of them had ever seen the old leader's baby bump.
"Old Chu, do they really look alike?" someone asked in a low voice.
Chu Zhan lowered his voice: "You just listened to him bragging. You don't know what he looked like when he was young. He was a shabby little white-faced boy, not as strong and powerful as me."
"...Your face isn't much better."
Chu Zhan snorted and ignored him.
Gu Canyang came down from the building. The child he and Shen Sui had was already in the hands of this group of old comrades.
Field Army Commander Xiao Hui stared at the two fair-skinned children with lively eyes and eyebrows for a long time, then looked at the old leader whose face was full of wrinkles due to smiling and whose face was as rough as tree bark, and was silent for a long time.
"Old Xiao, what do you think? Does my grandson look like me?" Chu Yuan looked at him steadily with his fierce eyes.
"..." Xiao Hui suddenly remembered that he had lent the old leader several hundred yuan a year ago and had not yet returned it. Thinking of what he said about settling the account at the end of the year, his eyebrows jumped: "Like."
Chu Yuan laughed heartily. Ever since he had two grandsons, the stern military district chief was gone. However, he was still like this except in front of Chu Dai.
Then he saw that his son couldn't help but frown.
Chu Zhan gave him a thumbs up: "You lie with your eyes open, awesome."
Xiao Hui's face twitched and he said nothing.
Chu Dai came back at around six o'clock. Gu Jianguo and Gu Weidong did not come back that early. They often came back late at night. The cafeteria had people working in shifts 24 hours a day, and the clerks also had to constantly calculate the food expenses of the employees and prepare the next purchase order.
The man greeted his uncles first, and then went straight to the kitchen.
"You're back?" Gu Qingqing took the time to look at him. "Help me get a bigger bowl to scoop up the soup from the pot and take it out. It's really hot, so I waited for you to come back and fix it."
"Okay." After hearing her words, the man had a happy smile on his face. Which man doesn't like to be dependent on and needed, especially by his own wife?
He admitted that he was a layman.
He lifted the lid of the pot and saw the steam rising. He took the spoon from the woman, stirred the bones and white radish, and asked casually, "Did you add salt?"
“…”
After not hearing a reply for a long while, he turned around and met the woman's innocent and clear eyes.
Somewhat helpless and funny: "Give me the salt."
The dishes were served one after another, and Shen Sui took out the bowls and chopsticks. He brought some peanuts from home and fried them, and also made a plate of cold kelp shreds.
"Thank you for your hard work, Qingqing." Seeing her coming out, Chu Yuan smiled and nodded to her: "You've been busy all day, sit down and have dinner."
"It's not hard, and I don't know if it suits the taste of you uncles. Please don't be offended if it doesn't taste good." Gu Qingqing put down the plate and subconsciously wanted to hug Nian Nian in the man's arms.
"You eat first." The man didn't give her any, but pulled out a chair for her to sit down. "You must be tired after a busy day."
Gu Qingqing shook her head: "My elder brother helped me cut vegetables in the afternoon, and Ah Sui took care of the two children, so it wasn't too tiring."
Chu Dai turned her head to look at Gu Canyang next to her: "Brother, feed Tuantuan some meat paste and egg custard, he is hungry."
The girl next to him glared at him and said, "Brother Chu, how can you speak to your brother-in-law in such a tone?"
Only then did Gu Qingqing notice that there was a girl next to him mixed in with the group of men. She looked about the same age as her, with a handsome and heroic appearance and a neat short haircut.
She doesn’t have the gentle features of Gu Qingqing, nor the strong facial lines of Chu Dai.
He has a very special temperament. When he looked at her, it seemed as if there was a blazing fire in his eyes. She felt that he was a passionate and bright person.
Just as she was about to ask Chu Dai in a low voice who she was, she heard the man lazily say, "Feeling sorry? Then I'll change my tone. Brother, please feed Tuantuan some meat paste and egg custard. Thank you very much."
The girl glared at him angrily again, but had to control her temper because Gu Canyang was present.
Gu Qingqing suddenly realized for a moment, as if she knew who she was. Seeing that her brother was unmoved and his eyes were only on Xiao Tuan Tuan in his arms, she sighed.
She and the heroic girl were the first to finish their meal. "Give it to me every year, and you can enjoy your meal in peace."
Seeing that she had indeed finished eating, Chu Dai handed his son to her and then turned his head to talk to Shen Sui.
Gu Qingqing carried her son to the sofa and sat down. The girl followed and looked at the little guy who was drinking water from the bottle with curiosity: "He really looks like Brother Chu. There seems to be a bit of Gu Canyang in his eyebrows and eyes."
Hearing her mention Gou Sheng, Gu Qingqing's eyebrows moved slightly, and she nodded and smiled: "They say nephews look like their uncles, so it's inevitable that he will look a bit like my brother."
The girl said "oh" and sat next to her. She wanted to reach out and touch Nian Nian's little face, but when she saw the thin silk thread in her hand and looked at the little boy's tender face, she put her hand back and asked, "Why don't I see you walking around in the military area?"
"I can't leave because I have to take care of the children." Seeing that she was straightforward and not shy, Gu Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "I went out two days ago, and the aunts seemed to be very indifferent to me."
"Not surprising." The girl propped her face with one hand while watching Xiao Niannian drink water and said, "You know Bai Rong, she grew up with us in the compound. The elders here are very close and treat us like their own children. Bai Rong likes Brother Chu, so it's inevitable that the aunts are a little cold to you."
Gu Qingqing's tightly wrinkled brows relaxed, and the doubt in her heart was finally resolved.
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